Lisa Bettany is a world renowned photographer, travel writer & tech entrepreneur. When she is not capturing the beauty of the world or making iPhone apps, she enjoys flying small planes, reading books about Spitfires, hiking in the mountains and drinking tea.
I moved here from Texas a year ago and I’m still trying to recalibrate my weather jargon. When I hear someone say “hail storm” I still think of giant chunks of ice battering roofs, destroying cars, breaking windows, and killing livestock. Then I look outside and see a little sleet and I have yet another reason to be thankful that I’m not in Texas any more.
michael wilson
March 31, 2008 at 12:20 PM
You don’t need to run from snowman lisa. There quite nice when you get to know them.
@Pete — i lived in Saskatoon for the first 8 years of my life, then lived in Toronto for a few years… i’ve paid my dues to the wintery goddess of doom.
@Pasquale — i sure do like hyphens. and the lazy animals of australia.
@Big Mike — ol’ Mr Gore promised me the heat would turn up a few notches this year. maybe i should litter more. heat up the planet one can o’ beans at a time.
@Spike — kill livestock? serious? in Texas?
@michael — kinda hard to build a snowman outta ice pellets. i gave it my all, he just wouldn’t stick together.
@fotoeins — Viking hat + rollerblades?
Spike
April 3, 2008 at 2:00 PM
@Spike — kill livestock? serious? in Texas?
Serious. Hail the size of golfballs, baseballs, even grapefruit. Terrifying stuff.
Indeed, what’s up with the weather the past couple of weeks? It’s like the weather gods and goddesses are on crack… one minute rain, the next snow, then hail… then sun and blue skies…
When I saw you running Lisa, all I could think was ‘run Lisa, run!’
Hey Lisa!
I am from Vancouver, and yah, you guys are totally having bizarre weather up there!! My mom called me that day telling me about it lol – snow, sun, hail, sun, wind, sun, hail, rain, sun…all in one day!! haha
I am in Texas now, so like Spike said, hail and thunder storms are the norm :P but for Van, that is definitely not the case.
I also wanted to thank you for the bday wishes on my blog!! You rock, Lisa :D
Pete
March 30, 2008 at 7:10 PMSee I kinda understand this weather, in Ottawa we still have 10 ft snowbanks so hail is fair game.
Big Mike
March 31, 2008 at 6:55 AMSo you got some of that global warming too, huh?
Spike
March 31, 2008 at 7:11 AMI moved here from Texas a year ago and I’m still trying to recalibrate my weather jargon. When I hear someone say “hail storm” I still think of giant chunks of ice battering roofs, destroying cars, breaking windows, and killing livestock. Then I look outside and see a little sleet and I have yet another reason to be thankful that I’m not in Texas any more.
michael wilson
March 31, 2008 at 12:20 PMYou don’t need to run from snowman lisa. There quite nice when you get to know them.
fotoeins
March 31, 2008 at 12:55 PMThat ain’t right … not in late-March … :-(
But we all know about what one looks forward when the sun comes out over Vancouver …
Mostly Lisa
April 2, 2008 at 2:18 AM@Pete — i lived in Saskatoon for the first 8 years of my life, then lived in Toronto for a few years… i’ve paid my dues to the wintery goddess of doom.
@Pasquale — i sure do like hyphens. and the lazy animals of australia.
@Big Mike — ol’ Mr Gore promised me the heat would turn up a few notches this year. maybe i should litter more. heat up the planet one can o’ beans at a time.
@Spike — kill livestock? serious? in Texas?
@michael — kinda hard to build a snowman outta ice pellets. i gave it my all, he just wouldn’t stick together.
@fotoeins — Viking hat + rollerblades?
Spike
April 3, 2008 at 2:00 PM@Spike — kill livestock? serious? in Texas?
Serious. Hail the size of golfballs, baseballs, even grapefruit. Terrifying stuff.
Sean
April 5, 2008 at 7:39 AMDoom, doom, DOOM!
Indeed, what’s up with the weather the past couple of weeks? It’s like the weather gods and goddesses are on crack… one minute rain, the next snow, then hail… then sun and blue skies…
When I saw you running Lisa, all I could think was ‘run Lisa, run!’
lindsay
April 8, 2008 at 10:41 AMHey Lisa!
I am from Vancouver, and yah, you guys are totally having bizarre weather up there!! My mom called me that day telling me about it lol – snow, sun, hail, sun, wind, sun, hail, rain, sun…all in one day!! haha
I am in Texas now, so like Spike said, hail and thunder storms are the norm :P but for Van, that is definitely not the case.
I also wanted to thank you for the bday wishes on my blog!! You rock, Lisa :D